Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar today brought a repugnant bill before the House Committee on Natural Resources to prematurely remove the endangered Mexican gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Below is a response to the bill from Defenders of Wildlife senior Southwest representative Craig Miller, a grassroots leader of Mexican gray wolf recovery over the past three decades.
“Pushing this bill forward is Congress’ latest attempt to erode the Endangered Species Act; this time in a direct affront to the decades of work to save one of the nation’s rarest animals, the Mexican gray wolf. If Rep. Gosar’s bill is signed into law, Mexican gray wolf numbers will shrink dramatically, and it’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘how soon’ after.”
For nearly 80 years, Defenders of Wildlife has worked to protect and restore America’s wildlife at risk of extinction, advancing a vision of a future in which wildlife thrives, sustained by broad public support and a resilient network of healthy lands and waters. With a network of more than 2 million supporters, Defenders is an advocate for innovative solutions to safeguard wildlife for generations to come. To learn more, please visit https://defenders.org/newsroom or follow us on Instagram @defendersofwildlife.
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